courtesy

/ˈkɜːtəsi/ noun

Translation

› [U] behaviour that is polite and shows respect, or a polite action or remark

nezaket, kibarlık

The hotel treats all guests with courtesy. [+ to do sth] He didn't even have the courtesy to thank me.1010

(by) courtesy of sb/sth › If you have something courtesy of someone, they have allowed you to have it.

izniyle, sayesinde; (bir şeyin alınmasına izin verilmesi anlamında) alabilirsiniz, izindir

The photograph is courtesy of the Natural History Museum.686

(Definition of courtesy noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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